Locy Variant r Examples

Variant r

Cancels with variant r have wider spacing than normal between the letters of the ship's name.

The following cancel is classified as Type 7dr

The following cancel is classified as Type 7

The above example is provided to show the normal spacing between the letters of the ship's name in comparison to the r variant.

 

Last Updated: July 16, 2000
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Locy System for Classifying Naval Postmarks, As Revised ©, of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society is excerpted and reprinted with permission.